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With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core group, known as <a href="http://amppartners.org/">American Municipal Power</a>, collectively made a choice to establish a contract with another dirty coal power plant, the city of Oberlin has instead opted to source their energy from <a href="http://www.wm.com/sustainability/pdfs/Landfill_Gas_FactSheet.pdf">garbage</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/oberlin-ohio-uses-landfill-garbage-to-provide-clean-energy-its-residents/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ohio Town uses Garbage for Energy

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With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core group, known as <a href="http://amppartners.org/">American Municipal Power</a>, collectively made a choice to establish a contract with another dirty coal power plant, the city of Oberlin has instead opted to source their energy from <a href="http://www.wm.com/sustainability/pdfs/Landfill_Gas_FactSheet.pdf">garbage</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/oberlin-ohio-uses-landfill-garbage-to-provide-clean-energy-its-residents/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ohio Town uses Garbage for Energy

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With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core group, known as <a href="http://amppartners.org/">American Municipal Power</a>, collectively made a choice to establish a contract with another dirty coal power plant, the city of Oberlin has instead opted to source their energy from <a href="http://www.wm.com/sustainability/pdfs/Landfill_Gas_FactSheet.pdf">garbage</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/oberlin-ohio-uses-landfill-garbage-to-provide-clean-energy-its-residents/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ohio Town uses Garbage for Energy

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With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core group, known as <a href="http://amppartners.org/">American Municipal Power</a>, collectively made a choice to establish a contract with another dirty coal power plant, the city of Oberlin has instead opted to source their energy from <a href="http://www.wm.com/sustainability/pdfs/Landfill_Gas_FactSheet.pdf">garbage</a>!...<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/oberlin-ohio-uses-landfill-garbage-to-provide-clean-energy-its-residents/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ohio Town uses Garbage for Energy

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With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core group, known as American Municipal Power, collectively made a choice to establish a contract with another dirty coal power plant, the city of Oberlin has instead opted to source their energy from garbage!...